First off, thanks to my cousin Amanda for constantly recommending this book to me since it's release and to my wife for finally whacking me over the head to actually read it. You were both instrumental to my resignation to read this book. I'm ever-so-glad that you did.This was a devastating book. It's very good, … Continue reading ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’ by Jonathan Safran Maier
Rhys’ New Foods List – December
12/1 Jowl, Jyunkei – Served at our favorite meat-on-sticks place in Osaka, Jowl was a tough and well-seasoned beef-type meat that I enjoyed thoroughly. 12/3 Margherite Pizza – Margherita Pizza is like a cheese pizza, but in Italy, it’s totally different. It’s the best pizza I’ve ever eaten. Who’d have thought I enjoyed basil so … Continue reading Rhys’ New Foods List – December
It’s Cold Everywhere!
So it’s snowing/raining here, really cold back in Oklahoma, our next destination is the UK and they are having crazy snow! I’m wearing my Hawaiian shirt out of spite. Speaking of our next destination, we have the final destinations mapped out. We’re spending a week in Ireland, hopefully in the western portion of the country … Continue reading It’s Cold Everywhere!
Overlay?!
Did you know that Oklahoma is experiencing a rapid population growth in the East/Northeast area? So much so, in fact, that the State has been weighing options to prevent them from running out of 918 area code phone numbers. There have been two options on the table:New Area Code: Split the 918 into two areas, … Continue reading Overlay?!
118 pounds later…
Between the two of us, Rhys and I have lost 118 pounds since April. ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN in NINE months. That's extreme. So what changed? Beginning Now On the surface, not a whole lot. Yes, we're walking more - but no additional exercise. We eat when we're hungry, and we're not on any sort … Continue reading 118 pounds later…
2009 Year in Pictures
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Good Times
Yesterday was a bit of a low key day. That’s really your best option when you wake up around noon. The days of waking up automatically at 9:00AM are long gone. We must’ve left that internal initiative in New Zealand. Not the worst thing in the world, for sure, but when the wintertime sun starts … Continue reading Good Times
Mr. Sulu, set a course…for home.
Well, Indi and I sat down tonight and not only crunched the numbers for what we need to make it as long as we can in Europe, but what we'll need to restock when we get home. Remember, we sold EVERYTHING when we left (from the furniture to our clothes to our bedsheets) and we … Continue reading Mr. Sulu, set a course…for home.
So This is Christmas
Christmas abroad is an odd thing. For one, it doesn’t REMOTELY feel like it should be Christmas. We’ve had a long eight-month string of Saturdays and we often have a difficult time figuring out what day of the WEEK it is, let alone a major holiday. Christmas is a big holiday for the Czechs just … Continue reading So This is Christmas
Czeching In
Greetings from Prague in the Czech Republic! Some folks consider this 'Eastern Europe' but truthfully it's more of a central European nation. This past November, the country celebrated 20 years of post-communism. It has a different feeling to it than anywhere else in Europe we've been, that is for sure and for certain. For one, … Continue reading Czeching In
Rhys' Pieces 